Loisaida

Raul, a street kid from the Puerto Rican neighborhood of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, witnesses a murder that he discovers carried out by his mother’s lover. This discovery will constitute a sort of initiation into adult life for him.

Director: Cristiano Bortone
Screenplay: Cristiano Bortone, Simon Malynicz
Cast: James Palladino, Robert Ramos, Lidia Pacifico
Photography: Neil Morris
Editor: Cristiano Bortone
Music: David Bodner
Live sound: Michael Reichmann

Production: Orisa Films
Distribution: Orisa Produzioni

Language: English
Year of production: 1990
Length: 12′